Singapore legislation
Regulation 20
of Criminal Procedure Code (Corrective Training and Preventive Detention) Regulations 2010
Regulation 20
Admission to third stage
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the question whether a prisoner in the second stage is to be admitted to the third stage, and the date of the prisoner’s admission, must be decided by the Commissioner on recommendations made by the Superintendent.
Subregulation 2
The date of admission of any prisoner to the third stage shall not be more than 12 months before the date on which he will have served two-thirds of his sentence.
Subregulation 3
The Commissioner, when a prisoner is brought before him under paragraph (1), shall consider not only the prisoner’s conduct in the second stage but whether he expects to be able within the period served in the third stage to recommend the prisoner’s release on licence.
Subregulation 4
Where the Commissioner defers his decision under paragraph (3), he shall consider the case again at intervals of not less than 6 months each.